The nightmare scenario where you have accidentally formatted a hard drive containing all of your valuable data is actually quite a common occurrence and is surprisingly easy to do by mistake (particularly if you have numerous drives attached to one PC). Thankfully the accidental formatting of your hard drive does not necessarily mean a death sentence for all of your important files (photos, music, documents etc). How is this possible you might ask yourself? – well this becomes obvious once you understand what happens to your data if you accidentally press the “format” button: Why Formatted Data Can Be Recovered When data is saved to a hard drive it is stored in available or “free” sectors, these sectors are then marked as “used” and the information relating to these sectors are stored in header tables which tells the hard drive where that data can be found for future use. When a file is deleted (or the drive formatted) then the header tables are deleted and the sectors containing that data are marked as “available”. What is important is that the original data is still present however it can no longer be found without the associated header table information and can…

When you think of recovery from drug addiction, a particular length of time has to be kept in mind. It is divided into three main stages, early recovery, middle recovery, and late recovery. In every stage of recovery, certain lessons are needed to be learned and a number of tasks completed, before you move on to the next level. When we say that a person is an addict, we mean that the person has lost control over the use of drugs and alcohol. This has affected him in a negative way, mentally, physically, morally and disturbing all his relationships. Hence, when recovering from addiction, a person struggles to change these negative attitudes slowly, into positives, while admitting that there is a need to control the drug intake. Three phases of drug addiction recovery are; 1. Early Recovery The first task in the early recovery phase is to gain control over all drugs that alter the mood of the addict. Controlling drugs allow the brain to recover from the chemical changes that have permanently taken place, and help in going back to the normal state. In this stage, a person should develop awareness about addiction, build a social support system, and…

The use of an external hard drive for storing data is popular for a variety of reasons. It makes it possible to save a large volume of business or personal information (documents, songs, movies, pictures, etc.) without taking up the standard space on the PC or laptop. Plus, the external hard drive is portable which makes it possible to travel with and use with virtually any laptop with the right connection port. But, even though the external hard drive is great for storing the extra data, there is the risk of data loss similar to any other storage device. What happens to lost files? Most of the external drives have no recycle bin like the desktop so once the files are lost or deleted in error they will disappear. However, even if the delete key is used, this does not mean the file or folder is lost forever. To improve the chance of avoiding permanent data loss, the first thing to do is to stop using the external hard drive. If new data is saved to this device, there is a real risk of suffering from a permanent loss of data. By taking the quick action there is a greater…

The use of an external hard drive for storing data is popular for a variety of reasons. It makes it possible to save a large volume of business or personal information (documents, songs, movies, pictures, etc.) without taking up the standard space on the PC or laptop. Plus, the external hard drive is portable which makes it possible to travel with and use with virtually any laptop with the right connection port. But, even though the external hard drive is great for storing the extra data, there is the risk of data loss similar to any other storage device. What happens to lost files? Most of the external drives have no recycle bin like the desktop so once the files are lost or deleted in error they will disappear. However, even if the delete key is used, this does not mean the file or folder is lost forever. To improve the chance of avoiding permanent data loss, the first thing to do is to stop using the external hard drive. If new data is saved to this device, there is a real risk of suffering from a permanent loss of data. By taking the quick action there is a greater…

It always happens that your hard drive where you have saved tons of important data crashes on the time when you need it the most. This kind of situation is unpredictable, but there are ways on how you can solve this kind of problem when it hits you. Unfortunately, the computer cannot tell you when this thing will happen by itself, so the good preparation and backup plan are needed before things happening. With the help of technology, it is not hard to recover data from damaged hard drive. There are two types of hard drive malfunctions: the physical and the logical hard drive malfunction. One is the physical hard disk that fails due to over use or other damages. You can hear clunking and grinding sound coming from a physical hard disk that is damage. The logical failure was caused by viruses, software malfunction as well as human error. It is possible to recover data from hard drive with the use of right software. It is always important to create a backup of your files every time you create a file, and to make sure that you still have a copy of the file no matter what kind of…

For patients that have just been diagnosed with prostate cancer, choosing the right prostate cancer therapy could have been a frightening task due to the high level of risk involved in case of making the wrong choice. However, an expert team of doctors and specialists would be able to offer expert advice on the various therapies available even as advances in science lessen the risk and improve the prospects of recovery with each passing day. This type of cancer can be classified in 3 stages. • Organ confined. In this stage, the cancer is restricted to the prostate gland only. • Locally advanced. In this stage, the cancer would have spread to surrounding local organs. • Metastatic. In this advanced stage, the cancer might have spread to other organs in the body, as far away as the lungs or liver and is very difficult to treat. Doctors will need to first access the stage of the particular cancer before determining on the right therapy to combat the advance of the cancer cells. Some of the therapies used to fight prostate cancer are: Surgery If the cancer is organ confined or locally advanced then doctors may usually opt for surgery to…

Oops! Five minutes after the fatal mistake you are still kicking yourself. How could you have Deleted that file? Do not worry; the same thing has happened to everyone at some point. Computers crash and people make mistakes, both of which make it impossible to access important data. Recovering deleted or lost files is sufficient possible, so it's time to look into some of the options available. Most commonly, people who need to recover their lost or deleted files turn to data recovery software. This software is usually inexpensive, often under $ 100. It is specifically designed so that a novice with little technical expertise can easily operate the programs and get his or her lost data back. Before buying any recovery software program, it's a good idea to research both the company it comes from and the reputation of the software program itself. The company should be a reputable company who has made a positive name for itself in the field of data recovery already. If possible, find a company that specializes in data recovery products only. You can find out about any potential program by just searching online for "[product name] reviews." Most consumer sites allow customers to…

There are two main methods of recovering data from failed hard drives. First of all, you can run specialized data recovery software that could retrieve all of your important data files. In the majority of cases, you will be able to recover the data from your failed hard drives without too much trouble using data recovery freeware, or purchase fully supported software if you prefer. Please note hat data recovery is not always possible if the actual problem is due to aging or faulty hard drive component such as a broken head arm. In those extra-ordinary cases you would have the hardware fixed by an expert technician before being able to access any of the precious data on the hard drive. As far as data recovery in concerned, there are no limitations to the physical size of your hard drive. Whether you are trying to recover data from a 1 MB pen drive or a 300 GB Ultra-SCSI drive, you should still be able to recover the data. Additionally, there are no limitations to the different types of operating systems which you may be trying to recover data from, such as Microsoft Windows to Linux systems. This also extends to…

We must have faced a situation of data corruption or data loss. It is one of the most disputed issues in these days. According to a survey more than 60 percent of computer users experience such a situation of data loss and data corruption in their daily life. Our computer data is one of the most valuable things as we do a lot of hard work and spend a lot of money to create or collect them. We cannot afford any type of data loss. Even we cannot afford loss of a single bit of data as every bit matters a lot. Sometimes data is deleted by us (intentionally or accidentally) and sometimes it gets corrupted or lost by other reasons such as virus attacks, hard disk corruption, sudden system shutdown, software and hardware malfunction, etc. To prevent this unwanted situation we can create backup copies of our data and files in a BKF file which will help us to restore them when situations like data loss or data corruption take place. Generally backing up is a process of creating copies of our data inside a file which can be restored at any time. It can be easily created with…

In my 20 years of dealing with sex addiction and porn addiction, I have recently realized that the chances of success are exponentially improved if the partner of the addict is included in the therapy and recovery process. This is especially true if one or both of them get into 12 step recovery. The addicts that bring in there partner seems to be recovering at a ratio of 5 to one. There are also meetings where the couple can recover together. Those addicts that bring in their partner stay sober at a rate of 5 to 1. Some of the reasons seem to be: – The Partner shows great commitment to the relationship if they agree to be in conjoint therapy. – They are able to hold their partner more accountable than the counselor or therapist. – They are able to remind the addict that even though the addict is making changes, it will take a long time to regain trust. The addict should not expect a lot acknowledgment for the first steps that they take. The addict commonly says: I do not understand why she / he is not accepting more, it has been a month. It may be…